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CVE-2016-6715

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Published: Nov 25, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

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5.5
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Framework APIs in Android 4.x before 4.4.4, 5.0.x before 5.0.2, 5.1.x before 5.1.1, 6.x before 2016-11-01, and 7.0 before 2016-11-01 could allow a local malicious application to record audio without the user's permission. This issue is rated as Moderate because it is a local bypass of user interaction requirements (access to functionality that would normally require either user initiation or user permission.) Android ID: A-29833954.

Affected (5)

Products: Google: Android
1 product
Android
Configuration A
5 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Google
From 4.0 to 4.4.4
From 5.0 to 5.0.2
From 5.1 to 5.1.1
From 6.0 to 6.0.1
Version 7.0

References (4)

Source: security@android.com
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: security@android.com
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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